Church leaders unite to call for practical support during cost-of-living crisis

The Church Leaders’ Group, from left: Dr John Kirkpatrick, moderator of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland; Reverend Eamon Martin, Catholic archbishop of Armagh and primate of All Ireland; and Reverend John McDowell, Church of Ireland Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland; with Reverend David Nixon, president of the Methodist Church in Ireland, and Reverend Andrew Forster, president of the Irish Council of Churches. (Presbyterian Church in Ireland/PA)

The leaders of the main churches in Ireland have issued a joint call for practical support to be delivered to people struggling with the cost-of-living crisis on both sides of the border.

The Church Leaders Group (Ireland), which includes the Church of Ireland and Roman Catholic archbishops of Armagh, the Presbyterian moderator and the presidents of the Methodist Church and Irish Council of Churches, said they were “deeply concerned regarding the government response” in both Northern Ireland and the Republic.